Drugs

"Anti-drug chief killed in Honduras"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/12/08/honduras.drug.chief.slain/index.html

This article is actually a little terrifying. Now, usually the top anti-drug chief in Honduras travels with bodyguards because, well, naturally he's going to have a lot of enemies. This time though, he went to drop his daughter off at school, just a brief trip, by himself. On his way back, at the first traffic light that he stopped at, men with guns pulled up next to his car and shot directly through is car door, killing him in an unabashed display of slaughter and hate. Just a short trip alone and this incredible lack of violence happens. Not only is this a terrible tragedy, but sadly, it is also a sign of the impending growth of organized crime and drug gangs happening in Honduras.


"Testosterone, the hormone that makes you kind and genial"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1234323/Testosterone-hormone-makes-kind-genial.html

Though testosterone is normally associated with aggression and violence, new research suggests quite the opposite. In fact, according to this study done at the Unversity of Zurich, more testosterone may actually decrease levels of aggression in men, attributing to higher levels of fair play, kindness, and friendliness. Now granted this is only one study, but I find it fascinating how a long held belief, such as this, can quite suddenly be so wrong. It makes me wonder what else that we believe to be so indisputably true is actually ridiculously wrong. Life is funny that way.